gCast: Email Creator User Manual
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1. 6 August 2014 gCast Email Creator User Manual Layout Area The numbered list will give a summary of the element For further detail view the details in the Edit Area tdt Swing Text 1 Column Text 2 Column Image and text Image and text m Image and text Ha Mil e Connect N y ne D 1 Layout This area will always display the elements available to drag and drop onto the canvas Edit This will display the editing properties for element See Edit Area for more information Styling Allow styling for the Email Background outside of the elements Content Style and Content Background Style inside of the elements See Background Area for more information 4 Text 1 column 1 column text element Content will display across the whole screen Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum Page 5 of 18 e geI Last updated 6 August 2014 5 Text 2 column 2 columns of text element In a standard email client the columns will display side by side When viewed on a supported mobile device the right column will2. W Resize the image by pixel Constrain proportions will ensure the image doesn t look stretched e Border Apply a border to the image Default is 0 e Update Updates the changes applied in these settings e Edit with Aviary Aviary is designed to easy edit your images No Photoshop skills required Page 11 of 18 ger nedia Last updated 6 August 2014 Example of Aviary in action 1 Before Page 12 of 18 gerr Last updated 6 August 2014 gCast Email Creator User Manual 3 Divider Applies when a divider is selected Width 1 e Width up to 5 can be applied e Colour can be applied 4 Connect Choose from up to 11 ways clients can connect with you from your email campaign To remove a connect option simply uncheck the option from the connect menu Alignment can be selected to the left centre or right of the element To set your social sites as default for future campaigns go to Settings and select Campaign Settings then enter the URLs for your social sites under the Social heading Your website and email address will continue to be drawn from the settings in Company Details Layout Edit Styling Connect Choose how members connect with you Align Left EF http www facebook com Hm http www twitter com in http www linkedin com rue http www youtube com http www tumblr com Q3 http pinterest com c http www
3. has been locked this down so the email doesn t blow out 2 Autosave When a new campaign is accessed and hadn t been saved previously the following message will appear There is a auto saved copy of this campaign from 21 Aug 2013 Would you like to load it now If you want to load the previous campaign select Ok If you do not want to load the last campaign press Cancel Please note This is based on your local settings It is highly advised you save your campaign as often as possible 3 Aviary photo editor The Email Creator is plugged into Aviary where you can use beautiful filters frames stickers intuitive retouching tools and more Not all smart phones and email clients will support responsive emails Responsive will work on Native iPhone and most Native Android email clients View the full list of devices that support responsive email Credit to Style Campaign for the list Page 3 of 18 ger Last updated 6 August 2014 gCast Email Creator User Manual The Canvas The following options are available to assist building and email using the email creator 2 Q l a M EM E Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla
4. mywebsite com 7 Oo Q http plus google com http instagram com 9 http maps google com E mailto gen3proofing gmail com To set your social sites as default for future campaigns go to Settings and select Campaign Settings then enter the URLs for your social sites under the Social heading Your website and email address will continue to be drawn from the settings in Company Details Page 13 of 18 ger nedia Last updated 6 August 2014 gCast Email Creator User Manual 5 Share Choose up to 3 ways recipients can share your email campaign Alignment can be selected to the left centre or right of the element The email can be shared to facebook tweeted to twitter or the email can be sent to a nominated email address Share Choose how members can share your email Align M Tweet Page 14 of 18 9 edia Last updated 6 August 2014 gCast Email Creator User Manual Styling Area The Styling area allows you to specify styles to the email and its elements You can also apply a content style to all text blocks Email Backg round sty le Background Colour Link Colour Font Calour Content style Background Colour ni Border Border Colour Bo Arial Font Colour Text Align Line Height Padding Apply Content Style to all text blocks Page 15 of 18 en ge edia Last updated 6 August 2014 gCast Email Creator User Manual Email Bac
5. drop underneath the left column Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Duis aute irure ea commodo consequat Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum mollit anim id est laborum 6 Image 1 column image element Image will display across the whole screen If the image is less than 600 pixels the image will centre align side When viewed on a supported mobile device the right image element will drop underneath the left image element media Last updated 6 August 2014 Page 6 of 18 gerr gCast Email Creator User Manual 8 Image and text 2 column image and text element In a standard email client the images will display side by side When viewed on a supported mobile de
6. e device the right text element will drop underneath the left image element Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum Page 8 of 18 ger Last updated 6 August 2014 gCast Email Creator User Manual 12 Divider Drop in a divider to separate elements Apply width and colour Note Width and colour style not supported in all email clients 13 Connect Choose from up to 11 ways clients can connect with you from your email campaign To remove a connect option simply uncheck the option from the connect menu See edit area for more information You i finpe t A R TOR 14 Share Choose up to 3 ways recipients can share your email campaign See Edit Area for more information Page 9 of 18
7. gCast Email Creator User Manual Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu 92 9255 Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpe anim id est laborum Image and text le nozmamnoBuet u drop here Page 1 of 18 Text 1 Column Text 2 Column Image mM 3 D Q D em o N A Image and text TAM cy Image and text E Image and text lib Ilie Image and text Divider r3 Connect in c Share ger media Last updated 6 August 2014 gCast Email Creator User Manual Contents Overview 3 The Canvas 4 Layout Area 5 6 Edit Area Styling Area 12 Page 2 of 18 adia Last updated 6 August 2014 gCast Email Creator User Manual Overview The following document will outline the functions of the Email Creator The Email creator is designed to create a beautiful mobile responsive email without any coding Before each element is covered there s a few things you might want to know 1 Width The email is set to a fixed width of 600 pixels wide on desktop webmail email clients This
8. ger nedia Last updated 6 August 2014 gCast Email Creator User Manual Edit Area The following options are available when an element is selected for editing 1 WYSIWYG Applies when text elements are selected This editor is a slimmer version of the current WYSIWYG editor Edit the text in this editor and it will reflect in the template Whilst the content style for the element can be selected via the background option any specific font styles specified within this area will overwrite the content style selected Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore m igna aliq ua Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum Page 10 of 18 gem nedia Last updated 6 August 2014 gCast Email Creator User Manual 2 Edit Image Applies when an image Is selected Edit Image Image Link Description Size H x W x Constrain proportions Border gr A Edit with Aviary e Image Browse to swap the image over e Link Apply a link to the image e Description The text you would have recipients of the email see if the image is blocked e Size H x
9. kground Style The following apply to the entire email including the online viewing and footer text Background Colour Select from the colour picker slider of enter a hexidecimal code This colour will be the background colour used in the canvas of the email a 000000 cancel Choose Link Colour Select from the colour picker slider of enter a hexidecimal code This colour will apply to links used in the email a 000000 cancel Choose Page 16 of 18 Font Colour Select from the colour picker slider of enter a hexidecimal code This colour will apply to font used in the email a 000000 cancel Choose ger media Last updated 6 August 2014 gCast Email Creator User Manual Content Style Background Colour Select from the colour picker slider of enter a hexidecimal code This colour will change the background colour of the content block 000000 cancel Choose Border Apply a Border to the content block and choose from the following options Size 1 5 pixels Border no border dotted border dashed border solid border Page 17 of 18 Border Colour Select from the colour picker slider of enter a hexidecimal code This will add a colour to the border of the content block if it is selected for use 000000 cancel Choose ger media Last updated 6 August 2014 gCast Email Creator User Manual Content Style The followi
10. ng options are available for the content block Font Family Font size Font colour Arial apr Arial Black 2n p Comic Sans MS Courier New A Lucida Console 000000 Lucida Sans Unicode cancel Choose Palatino Linotype 11111111 11 1111 11 11 i Tahoma Times New Koman Trebuchet M5 Verdana Gill Sans Text align Line Height Normal Slight 1 2 spacing 10px Double Apply Content Style to all text blocks This clicking this option will apply the selected style to all existing text blocks To apply an updated style simply uncheck and re check the check box Page 18 of 18 ger Last updated 6 August 2014
11. pariatur Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum Text 1 Column drop here 1 To undo a step press this button To redo a step that was undone press this button 3 Mobile Preview Provides an indication of what the email could look like on a supported mobile device Note The preview is an indication only of how the email could look on a supported mobile device so we recommend you test your email 4 Desktop Webmail Preview Provides an indication of what the email could look like in a Desktop Webmail email client Note The preview is an indication only of how the email could in a Desktop Webmail email client so we recommend you test your email 5 Elements from the layout area are dropped here to build the email Orem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incidid labore et dolore magna aliqua Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum 1 Move Move your elements up or down If you drop the element on top of another it will slot it above Duplicate Duplicate the element 3 Delete Delete the element media Page 4 of 18 ger Last updated
12. ted 6 August 2014 Page 7 of 18 ger gCast Email Creator User Manual 10 Image and text 2 column image and text element In a standard email client the images and text content will display side by side When viewed on a supported mobile device the right image and text element will drop underneath the left image and text element Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velitesse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum Ed 11 Image and text 2 column image and text element In a standard email client the images will display side by side When viewed on a supported mobil
13. vice the right image element will drop underneath the left text element Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat 9 Image and text 1 column image and text element Image will display across the whole screen If the image is less than 600 pixels the image will centre align Content in the text element will display across the whole screen Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat 7 non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum media Last upda
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